True Confessions [Hardcover]

Rachel Gibson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739419218
• ISBN-13: 978-0739419212
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,171,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With the publication of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Gibson's first book, readers discovered one of contemporary romance's freshest voices. Four of her novels were named among the Top Ten Favorite Books of the Year by Romance Writers of America.

Rachel's storytelling career began at the age of sixteen when she ran her Chevy Vega into the side of a hill, retrieved the bumper and broken glass from the ground, and drove to her high school parking lot. With the help of her friend, she strategically scattered the broken pieces and told her parents she'd been the victim of a hit and run. They believed her, and she's been telling stories ever since.

When not writing, Rachel can be found boating on Payette Lake with Mr. Gibson, shopping for shoes, or forcing her love on an ungrateful cat.

Customer Reviews

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rachel Gibson does it again, August 3, 2001

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"booksrme2" (Cary, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: True Confessions (Mass Market Paperback)

I have been a big fan of Rachel Gibson and have thoroughly enjoyed all her books. With True Confessions, Ms. Gibson again demonstrates her fabulous talent for entertaining the reader with laughs as well as steamy love scenes. Her talent allows you to read and feel like the characters are real. It's definitely a one night read. Hope Spencer arrives in little Gospel, Idaho, in order to try to rejuvenate a slump in her magazine writing career, (if tabloids can really be categorized as magazines!!!). The town's hunk of a sheriff, Dylan Taber, a single father to seven year old son, Adam, is intrigued by the newcomer, and the attraction starts to become mutual. Throw in a number of local citizens, with their bizarre lifes and stories, a Hollywood actress, along with a stalking professional wrestling midget and the book because a hillarious and steamy roller coaster ride of pure reading fun. Rachel Gibson ranks among my favorite authors of Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Susan Howard and Julie Garwood. Don't deny yourself the pleasure of a great book, go out and buy it today, you won't be disappointed!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love in a small town - with the proper cowboy!, June 24, 2003

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baltimore0502 "Hon!" (BALTIMORE, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: True Confessions (Mass Market Paperback)

Rachel Gibson is now pretty much an auto-buy for me. I've enjoyed the three books I've read so far and look forward to "Truly, Madly Yours" and "It Must be Love". Heck I'll probably even read "Lola Carlyle" though it doesn't look as good and hasn't gotten as positive reviews as her other books.

Single dad, town sheriff and sought after hunk Dylan Taber figures trouble has arrived in tiny Gospel, Idaho when a gorgeous woman driving a porsche with "MZBHAVN" California vanity plates pulls into town. What's a sophisticated city girl like her doing out here in the wilderness? Though suspicious of her, he's also intrigued and attracted. But he's got his son to consider and seriously guards his privacy. But is it because news travels so fast in a small town or is there something more to it?

Hope Spencer writes (i.e., makes up) stories of alien abductions and bigfoot sightings for a tabloid. After some unpleasantness with one of the few subjects she based on a real person results in stalking and a restraining order, her boss sends her to the boonies to lay low for six months. She's not really interested in mixing with the locals (and keeps her occupation to herself), but several encounters with the sexy sheriff Taber bring her out of her self-imposed exile.

As Hope and Dylan flirt, she also opens up enough to befriend her neighbor Shelly - her first female friend in a long time. And Dylan's son Adam is also surprisingly enjoyable to be around. As things heat up between them, Hope wonders if she could ever make a life here in a town with no movie theater or even a 7-11. But it also seems like Dylan is ashamed of their relationship, not wanting anyone to find out about them. Hope's not going to be anyone's dirty little secret, but when a famous TV actress Hope once crossed paths with in LA also seems to be mixed up in Dylan's life, both will have a lot of `splaining to do!

Hope and Dylan are a fun and sexy couple with lots of chemistry. Dylan is especially appealing if you like the confident, sexy cowboy type. A recommended read!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Romantic comedy gem, April 10, 2008

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: True Confessions (Paperback)

Tabloid reporter Hope Spencer has fled to the mountains of Idaho for a little R&R after being stalked by one of her subjects. She wants to keep her identity a secret, but finds herself attracted to Dylan, the sexy town sheriff who seems just as attracted, but is keeping secrets of his own. As she enjoys her days spending time with Dylan and his son Adam, her reporters instincts kick in when she discovers that Dylan shares a past with an infamous actress who Hope has crossed paths with, and finds herself having to make a decision between love and the advancement of her career. Which will she choose?

Set in Truly, Idaho, Gibson's fictional town populated with eclectic and endearing citizens, this is one of her shining moments as a novelist, as plot, character development, romance, and humor collide to make a near-perfect story.